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An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.The thing I like about coffee cake is that it isn’t just for breakfast or brunch, it’s also nice to whip up for a homey weeknight dessert. Our whole family adores the strawberry rhubarb combination in this coffee cake, with our homegrown rhubarb and fresh strawberries from Wegmeyer Farms, and the crispy topping and the [...]The post
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.Part of summer memories includes snapping green beans with my sister. My father would bring them home by the bushel or half bushel, and we would sit down on sheet with the beans piled in the middle and begin snapping. Mom canned many of them, and some went straight into a pot with a ham [...]The post Green Bean Salad with Mango and T
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.It’s June, school is out, and the vegetables are starting to pop in the garden, all signs that it’s summer, even if the weather still feels like spring. I enjoy walking through the garden in the morning, watering and checking for signs of critters and weeds. It’s a relaxing way to start my day. This [...]The post Quinoa Avocado Salad
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.It’s time for another post for The Kids Cook Monday, and this time we made asparagus noodle salad using cellophane noodles. Cellophane noodles are known by many names and are made from plant starches such as mung beans, yams, potatoes, or cassava. I typically have a package of the mung bean variety in the pantry, [...]The post
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.In the summertime, I like my coffee cold and my tea iced. There’s just nothing better on a hot day than a cold java or tea in my hand. When I make my every day iced coffees, I generally keep it simple with just some cold milk added, no extra flavors, but once in a [...]The post Iced Mocha Cappuccino appeared first on Andrea Meyers.
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.It’s been a very cool spring, and though some parts of the garden have been slow because of that, our rhubarb plants are becoming gigantic. With stalks an inch thick or more and leaves like elephant ears, we are pretty happy with them. As soon as the plants starting really shooting up and out in [...]The post Strawberry Rhubarb Pie a
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.Over the past six years, we’ve done a lot of experimenting in our backyard garden, growing many types of plants and trying various locations to see what would work best. There has been plenty of failed experiments, and we’ve taken those experiences and changed things up a little each year. One important lesson we’ve learned [...]The
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.I planted our first carrots two years ago. We have raised beds over heavy clay soil, so I opted for shorter Danvers half longs. Crop failure the first year, then finally last year we got some. Monkey Boy was so excited when he pulled them and realized that carrots really do grow underground. So our [...]The post Roasted Carrots with
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.My guys love a good, hearty bowl of pasta, especially if there is some meat or meatballs to go with it. We start our sauce early and let it simmer all day, checking occasionally to see how it’s going, and waiting until all the flavors have bloomed to add salt or pepper near the end. [...]The post Creamy Italian Three-Meat Sauce with
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.In 2011, we put in an asparagus bed, and for two springs we have patiently watched and tended, waiting for our first harvest. Last year we let the plants grow full and fern out, knowing this would be the year we would finally get to eat. The spears starting popping last week, and I’ll say [...]The post Asparagus Risotto appeared firs
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.I remember very clearly the first time I had Ro*Tel®. I was spending a summer working in Arkansas, and the family I stayed with made the now-(in)famous Velveeta and Ro*Tel dip. This was back in the 80s when thick and gooey cheese-coated nachos was all the rage at sporting events and sports bars, and I [...]The post From the Pantry: R
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.Is Sunday dinner/supper the most important meal of the week for your family? It was when I was growing up. I always looked forward to Mom’s pot roast, or fried chicken, or whatever special she had planned for the day. Sometimes Dad had to go to work, but I remember sitting down together as a [...]The post Roasted Bacon-Wrapped Pork T
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.While recovering from surgery in February, our friends and neighbors made wonderful meals for us, which is a very good thing because I wasn’t going anywhere far from the chair during that first week. My neighbor Dee Dee brought over a pot of sausage and lentil soup that my guys flipped over—yes, the boys went [...]The post Italian Sa
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.This year started off with a bang and hasn’t stopped yet. I had surgery in February and spent several weeks recovering with assistance from many. Friends made meals and helped with the kids, and our parents stayed with us for a few weeks helping with food, cleaning, and laundry. When times were tough, the love [...]The post Cinnamon
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.I don’t know what’s it like where you live, but in our area herbs are expensive, and it doesn’t matter where you buy them or from whom you buy them. Plan to drop a chunk of change for about 10 leaves of anything that will add flavor to your cooking. That is one of the [...]The post Perennial Herbs to Plant in Your Garden appeared fir
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.Some days we just want good Chinese food like you would get for takeout. Nothing fancy or esoteric, just some of our favorite Chinese restaurant dishes, such as kung pao chicken, hot and sour soup, egg drop soup, Mongolian beef, sesame chicken, char siu pork, and dan dan noodles. If you love Chinese takeout, then [...]The post Kung P
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.Brunswick stew is comfort in a bowl, and my family can eat bowl after bowl. We like it with dark pumpernickel bread, cornbread or oyster crackers on top, and I prefer the bread, which we dunk in the broth and soak up the flavor. It’s an old Southern tradition that we like to keep, and [...]The post Slow Cooker Brunswick Stew appeared
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.I always enjoy looking back on our favorite recipes from the past year, the ones that we would make over and over again. Though there are often many—and this year was no different—I try to keep the list down to twelve. So here they are, our family’s favorite recipes from 2012. We hope you enjoy [...]The post Best of 2012: Our Favorit
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.For our family, New Year’s Eve is all about the bubbly. Michael and I toast with champagne for us and sparkling juice for the boys. It’s a special celebration looking forward to the New Year and enjoying all the goodness of the year past. From our family, we wish you a happy New Year that [...]The post Cranberry Pomegranate Champagne
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.Eggnog is one of my family’s favorite holiday traditions. We drink it starting at Thanksgiving and all the way to New Year’s Eve. I like the traditional thick and creamy eggnogs, and as long as I don’t drink too much of it I will indulge a few times throughout the season. For those who want [...]The post Eggnog, Light and Easy appear
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.Polish krupnik staropolski is a traditional honey-spiced liqueur typically served during Wigilia, the Christmas Eve meal. Small glasses are passed around with hot, peppery krupnik, which will warm you up quickly. Family recipes may be passed down through the generations and vary widely, with up to 50 different spices. To celebrate Mi
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.I don’t know what Christmas morning is like at your house, but ours is pretty much chaos. The boys are up early, sometimes way too early, and breakfast doesn’t happen until all the stockings and presents have been opened and unwrapped. By then everyone is hungry and ready to eat, so tackling a major breakfast [...]The post Pumpkin Br
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.For the last few years, I have been using a Fusionwood santoku knife from New West Knifeworks in my kitchen. It’s truly a beautiful knife in every way: strong and sharp with a gorgeous wood handle. I’ve said all along that it’s a functional piece of art. A few weeks ago a representative from New [...]The post New West Knife Works Fus
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.Life is crazy enough during the holidays without adding complicated meals on top of the craziness. I try to keep weeknight meals easy any time of the year, but especially during December. This recipe for steak tips with mushroom pepper gravy from Cooking Light is an easy favorite, one that Hockey Guy requests regularly. It’s [...]The
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.Thai yellow curry paste is a refrigerator staple in our house, one that I dip into on a regular basis. It has a milder curry flavor, not as hot as panang, green, or red curry paste, and is great with vegetarian or vegan curries. I use it to spice up coconut curries, rice, and even [...]The post From the Pantry: Thai Yellow Curry Past
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.I will use canned beans in a pinch because they are convenient, but increasingly I cook dry beans from scratch because I control the ingredients, such as the amount of salt which is often high in canned beans. I also prefer the flavor of freshly cooked beans over canned, though possibly the best reason is [...]The post Dry Beans and
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.We are big fans of robust Caribbean spices. Allspice, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, and ginger are all staples in our pantry and add tons of flavor to both savory and sweet dishes. They are an important part of the iconic jerk spice mix, which we rub all over grilled meats, and they are a perfect addition [...]The post Jamaican Chicken S
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.Have you ever wished you could customize a cookware set for the way you love to cook? Well now you can, with Your Set by Calphalon. I was lucky enough to receive two incredibly versatile pieces, and I used them for some of my favorite dishes. See how I used the AccuCore Stainless Steel 3-quart [...]The post My Set, My Family’s
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.On November 15, bloggers in five major cities participated a celebration of food from Chile. We hosted home dinners with all food and wine provided by Foods From Chile. The food and wine arrived the day before, and I spent all day in the kitchen cooking. The dinner focused on foods that come from Chile, [...]The post A Night of Food
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.Planning and making ahead is one of the keys to keeping me on track for Thanksgiving dinner. I start with making cranberry sauce on Monday, pie dough on Tuesday, pies on Wednesday, and any other things I can prep ahead. Pie is my favorite part of the meal, with cranberry sauce coming in a close [...]The post Make-Ahead Thanksgiving P
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.One year ago this week, I did my first photo shoot at a Farm Project vineyard. It was the Friday before Thanksgiving–a gorgeous crisp autumn day–and I had a wonderful time capturing many photos of the vineyard after harvest. Later that same day, Michael and I headed out for a weekend to spend time on a [...]The post A Yea
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.We planted Brussels sprouts in our garden over the summer hoping to have our own crop this year. I looked forward to seeing the plants grow tall with many little sprouts covering the stems, but we lost our plants to greedy insects who liked the sprouts as much as we do. After that battle, I [...]The post Roasted Brussels Sprouts with
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.Nutella Day isn’t until February, but it’s never too early or late to celebrate. We reserve Nutella as a special treat once a month because, frankly, it’s too hard to resist. We’ll open a jar and before you know it there are deep canals in it from spoons and Monkey Boy’s fingers, though we do [...]The post Banana Bread with Nutella a
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.When I make pie I hear a song in my head, that song from Waitress. Baby don’t you cry, gonna make a pie, gonna make a pie with a heart in the middle. Baby don’t be blue, gonna make for you, gonna make a pie with a heart in the middle. Gonna make a pie [...]The post Sweet Potato Pie appeared first on Andrea Meyers.
An original post from Andrea Meyers - making life delicious blog.Yesterday the sun came out after Hurricane Sandy roared through. Some of our windows had steady leaks during the height of the storm, and some of our outdoor stuff got blown about, but otherwise we were very fortunate. Before the storm I went on a baking spree, something I always do so we will have [...]The post Whole Wheat Sweet Pot
